New York state has certified Republican Claudia Tenney as the winner of the 22nd Congressional District race and Democrat Anthony Brindisi has conceded the contest, marking the end to a political and legal contest that stretched three months past Election Day.

“Today I congratulated Claudia Tenney and offered to make the transition process as smooth as possible on behalf of our community," Brindisi said in a statement Monday afternoon. "I hope that she will be a representative for all the people of this district, not just those that agree with her point of view, and work with members of both parties to heal the deep divisions that exist in our country. It has been the honor of a lifetime serving my hometown, the place I grew up and am raising my family. Unfortunately, this election and counting process was riddled with errors, inconsistencies and systematic violations of state and federal election laws. My one disappointment is that the Court did not see fit to grant us a recount. Sadly, we may never know how many legal voters were turned away at the polls or ballots not counted due to the ineptitude of the Boards of Election, especially in Oneida County. My hope is some authority steps in and investigates the massive disenfranchisement of voters that took place during this election."

A judge on Friday ordered the certification of Tenney after official results showed her finishing 109 votes ahead of Brindisi in a rematch election between them.

That judge had previously ordered a temporary stay on the certitication of Oneida County's results, which Brindisi's attorneys wanted to continue. They argued that certification of results would limit their options to appeal because once Tenney is seated, only the House of Representatives could unseat her.

Tenney will return to Capitol Hill for her second nonconsecutive term after first being elected in 2016 and being ousted by Brindisi in 2018.